U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Brian Garrett (brian.garrett@usda.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2009 - 2028
Community Wildfire Protection Program
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
This project proposes to conduct project level resource surveys and environmental analyses (NEPA) and ground implementation for reduction of fuel ladders, standing and down fuel accumulations and canopy densities by modifying vegetation structure and fuel loads. The project would help restore healthy, diverse, fire resilient forest structure through tree thinning, and introduce prescribed fire for fuels reduction purposes to restore fire regimes that were historically part of the ecosystem. The project area covers North Lake Tahoe and the community near Incline Village.
Key Accomplishments
Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 1,803 acres
Threshold Categories
Vegetation Preservation
Overstocked forest with mortality
Location
Expenditures
Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $3,864,039 (Estimated Cost: $6,500,000)